1 A nd it came to pass at the end of twenty years, wherein Solomon had built the house of the Lord, and his own house,

It took Solomon twenty years to build the house of the Lord and his own house. At the end of that time,

2 T hat the cities which Huram had restored to Solomon, Solomon built them, and caused the children of Israel to dwell there.

he built again the cities which Huram had given to him. And he had the people of Israel live in them.

3 A nd Solomon went to Hamathzobah, and prevailed against it.

Then Solomon went to Hamath-zobah, and took it.

4 A nd he built Tadmor in the wilderness, and all the store cities, which he built in Hamath.

He built Tadmor in the desert and all his store-cities in Hamath.

5 A lso he built Bethhoron the upper, and Bethhoron the nether, fenced cities, with walls, gates, and bars;

He built upper Beth-horon and lower Beth-horon. He made the city strong with walls, gates, and long pieces of iron.

6 A nd Baalath, and all the store cities that Solomon had, and all the chariot cities, and the cities of the horsemen, and all that Solomon desired to build in Jerusalem, and in Lebanon, and throughout all the land of his dominion.

Solomon built Baalath and all the store-cities he had. He built all the cities for his war-wagons, and the cities for his horsemen. He built whatever he wanted to build in Jerusalem, Lebanon, and in all the land under his rule.

7 A s for all the people that were left of the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, which were not of Israel,

There were people who were left of the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites, who were not of Israel.

8 B ut of their children, who were left after them in the land, whom the children of Israel consumed not, them did Solomon make to pay tribute until this day.

They were the children of those who were left in the land, whom the people of Israel had not destroyed. Solomon made all of these people do hard work, as they do to this day.

9 B ut of the children of Israel did Solomon make no servants for his work; but they were men of war, and chief of his captains, and captains of his chariots and horsemen.

But he did not make the people of Israel do hard work. They were soldiers, leaders, captains of war-wagons, and his horsemen.

10 A nd these were the chief of king Solomon's officers, even two hundred and fifty, that bare rule over the people.

These were the head leaders of King Solomon. There were 250 who ruled over the people.

11 A nd Solomon brought up the daughter of Pharaoh out of the city of David unto the house that he had built for her: for he said, My wife shall not dwell in the house of David king of Israel, because the places are holy, whereunto the ark of the Lord hath come.

Then Solomon brought Pharaoh’s daughter up from the city of David to the house he had built for her. For he said, “My wife should not live in the house of David king of Israel. Because the places are holy where the special box of the Lord has come.”

12 T hen Solomon offered burnt offerings unto the Lord on the altar of the Lord, which he had built before the porch,

Then Solomon gave burnt gifts to the Lord on the Lord’s altar which he had built in front of the porch.

13 E ven after a certain rate every day, offering according to the commandment of Moses, on the sabbaths, and on the new moons, and on the solemn feasts, three times in the year, even in the feast of unleavened bread, and in the feast of weeks, and in the feast of tabernacles.

He gave a certain number of gifts every day, as Moses had said should be given. Gifts were given for the Days of Rest, the new moons, and the three special suppers each year. These special suppers were the Special Supper of Bread Without Yeast, the Special Supper of Weeks, and the Special Supper of Tents.

14 A nd he appointed, according to the order of David his father, the courses of the priests to their service, and the Levites to their charges, to praise and minister before the priests, as the duty of every day required: the porters also by their courses at every gate: for so had David the man of God commanded.

By the law of David his father, Solomon chose the religious leaders for their different duties. He chose the Levites for their duties of praise and helping the religious leaders for each day’s needs. And he chose who should be the gate-keepers at each gate. For David the man of God had said that this must be done.

15 A nd they departed not from the commandment of the king unto the priests and Levites concerning any matter, or concerning the treasures.

They did all that the king had said the religious leaders and Levites must do in every duty and with the store-houses.

16 N ow all the work of Solomon was prepared unto the day of the foundation of the house of the Lord, and until it was finished. So the house of the Lord was perfected.

So all the work of Solomon was done, from the day the house of the Lord was begun until it was finished. So the house of the Lord was built.

17 T hen went Solomon to Eziongeber, and to Eloth, at the sea side in the land of Edom.

Then Solomon went to Ezion-geber and Eloth on the shore of the sea, in the land of Edom.

18 A nd Huram sent him by the hands of his servants ships, and servants that had knowledge of the sea; and they went with the servants of Solomon to Ophir, and took thence four hundred and fifty talents of gold, and brought them to king Solomon.

Huram sent his servants to him with ships and servants who knew the sea. They went to Ophir together with Solomon’s servants to get gold. And they brought gold weighing as much as 450 men from there to King Solomon.